Chocolate Cupcakes
By: Sudha
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:17pm

Ingredients




Chocolate cake mix:
100 grams dark chocolate
100 grams butter,softened
3 eggs
150 grams sugar
75 grams flour,sifted
Chocolate cream
100 grams dark chocolate
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoons icing sugar

Preparation

1 Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler .zccz 2 In a mixing bowl with ballon whisk attachment,beat the eggs and sugar together on medium speed until the ribbon stage. 3 Add the melted chocolate and butter ,mix well. 4 Using a spatula ,fold in the sifted flour.Place paper cups into baking moulds. 5 Pour ¾ full and bake for 13mins at 160C. 6 Remove from oven ,set aside to cool completely before decorating with chocolate cream. 7 Cream: Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. 8 Add in milk and melted chocolate and combine until smooth. Decorate using a piping bag on the cup cakes. 9 You can make design with melted chocolate and freeze them in the fridge overnight. 10 The designs then can be taken out slowly with a sharp knife and be decorated on the chocolate cream.

About


This recipe of cupcake is adapted from Jean Francois Arnaud ,a MOF pastry masterchef based in France and a sugarwork arist.The cupcakes were bouncy ,soft to the touch and I will not hesitate to make it again and again.